The Substitute (2015 film) explained

The Substitute
Director:Nathan Hughes-Berry
Producer:Madeleine Sims-Fewer & Eva Sigurdardottir
Music:Alex Harwood
Cinematography:Charlie Goodger
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Runtime:22 minutes
Country:Canada/United Kingdom/Iceland
Language:English

The Substitute is a 2015 short film[1] written by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and directed by Nathan Hughes-Berry. The film is inspired by Sims-Fewer's experience of life at boarding school and was shot on location at St Angela's Ursuline Catholic School in East London.[2]

The film made its UK premiere at London Short Film Festival[3] and has gone on to pick up nominations at Fantasporto,[4] Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival where it competed for the Silver Melies,[5] Dresden Filmfest[6] where it competed for the Golden Horseman and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. The film was chosen to screen at the Cannes Film Festival as part of Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent programme.[7]

Synopsis

A young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where she soon discovers that the boys have a sinister power over the girls. As the boys behaviour becomes increasingly threatening she uncovers the source of the girls fear; an ominous locked door at the back of the classroom.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Film Council - The Substitute . British Film Council . 2015-03-01.
  2. Web site: Nathan Hughes-Berry . The Substitute Short Film . Booruffle Films . 2015-05-02.
  3. Web site: LSFF Gothic Section 2015 . LSFF . 2015-01-01.
  4. Web site: Mario Dorminsky . Fantasy Shorts selected Fantasporto 2015 . Fantasporto . 2015-02-22.
  5. Web site: Eye . Official Selection . Imagine . 2015-03-22.
  6. Web site: Dresden Filmfest . Filmfest Dresden Official Selection 2015 . filmfestivallife . April 2015. 2015-04-01.
  7. Web site: Not Short on Talent at Cannes 2015 . Telefilm Canada . 2015-05-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150506174014/http://canada-cannes2015.ca/en/films/category/273 . 2015-05-06 .
  8. Web site: Slamdance Screenplay Prize Won By 'Butterfly Children'. Dave. McNary. October 10, 2013.
  9. Web site: Saturday April 2nd, 1pm. Canadian Film Fest.
  10. Web site: The Smalls .
  11. Web site: See You On The Other Side!. nitehawkcinema.com.
  12. Web site: The Film Festival Guild. https://web.archive.org/web/20130729055337/http://www.thefilmfestivalguild.com/#!bhff2015/c1tz6. dead. July 29, 2013. July 29, 2013.
  13. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-11-19 . 2015-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151119112150/http://kinoart.cz/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Z%C3%A1v%C4%9Bre%C4%8Dn%C3%A1-tiskov%C3%A1-zpr%C3%A1va-k-56.-Brn%C4%9Bnsk%C3%A9-16-z-20.-10.-2015.pdf . dead .
  14. Web site: Home. cortohelvetico.

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